Edited by Aelryinth

After entering the beast world and leaving the safety zone, the elemental queen suddenly said, "Master, actually you can let this servant infiltrate Bei Du University's student groups. That way, I can protect Lady Master at her side."

Zhang Che turned to look at her in surprise, saying, "You, mixing among the student groups?"

What a joke! With the elemental queen's looks that could bring a country to ruin, let alone mixing into the students of Bei Du University, she'd be like a white crane within a flock of chickens even if she was thrown into a crowd of tens of thousands, or a firefly in the dark night. One glance was all it took to notice her.

It would be the greatest joke of the century if she could remain undiscovered!

The elemental queen chuckled, explaining, "Master, didn't you know this servant can actually change her appearance?"

Done speaking, the elemental queen's body turned into a phantom. When her figure returned to human shape, she had become a young and inexperienced-looking girl with an ordinary face, standing at about a hundred and sixty centimeters.

The elemental queen's current appearance was truly ordinary to the extreme. She could truly mix into any group of female students casually and not be discovered.

Zhang Che was astounded at the sight, unable to speak from the shock.

-Since when did she have such an ability?-

The elemental queen had followed Zhang Che for such a long time, yet he truly had no idea this humanoid pet of his had an ability similar to the Myriad Transformation Lizard beast card, able to shapeshift herself.

"Kaka, is Master very surprised?" The elemental queen was very satisfied when she saw Zhang Che's surprised look, giggling to herself. Her body turned immaterial again, and when she returned to human shape once more, she actually turned into a young man with an ordinary appearance!

"Look, Master. This servant can not only turn into any women, I can also turn into men as I wish!"

Zhang Che felt a chill in his heart, thinking, -You were not a freaking male creature from the beginning, were you?-

The elemental queen seemed to understand the meaning behind Zhang Che's gaze. She spat lightly, then said delicately, "What are you thinking about, Master? Although this servant isn't human, my gender is indeed female!"

Zhang Che shivered all over. Although he was well aware this unfamiliar-looking man in front of him was the elemental queen, the feeling of witnessing a young man acting so coyly and speaking with a woman's voice was truly like he had seen a ghost.

Zhang Che shook his head violently, thinking, -So what if you can turn into a man? Your master, I, can also turn into a woman, just that I'm not willing to!-

Of course, Zhang Che wouldn't say that out loud, no matter what. Otherwise, what should he do if the elemental queen threw a tantrum, asking to see him become a woman? Should he transform or not?

Zhang Che felt the chill growing in intensity at the thought of transforming into a woman. His whole body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

However, in order to protect Huang Tielan in the dark afterwards, Zhang Che didn't intend to show himself in his current appearance, either. It was very necessary to slightly alter his appearance.

As such, Zhang Che's body looked like it was a dough being kneaded by someone and started transforming. In the blink of an eye, he had turned into a man with an ordinary appearance.

Regarding this ability of Zhang Che's, the elemental queen had been by his side for a long time and knew about it. She wasn't surprised by it.

Well, if Zhang Che turned into a woman without warning, perhaps the elemental queen would be astonished at the sight, just like how Zhang Che was when she turned into a man.

"Master, should this servant revert my transformation?" the elemental queen asked, looking at Zhang Che with a man's face, but speaking with the sweet voice of a woman.

"Yes, you turn back into a woman immediately! Hmm, make your appearance a little more ordinary. Our main objective is to protect others in the dark. Having too striking of an appearance would draw the attention of others easily."

Zhang Che really couldn't take it any longer. He directly ordered the elemental queen to turn back into a woman. It'd be too gross if a man was always by his side speaking in a woman's sweet voice. Zhang Che couldn't take it at all.

"Kakaka, as Master wishes!" the elemental queen giggled. Her figure transformed, turning back into an ordinary-looking woman.

Zhang Che finally felt much better inside.

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The area Bei Du University had planned on going into was about six hundred kilometers to the southeast inside the beast world. It was a mountainous forest area with a rather complicated terrain. Due to the frequent visits from beastmasters, the exotic beasts in the area weren't strong, and their numbers were far less than before.

This was the reason why Bei Du University chose this site; everything was considered for their safety. They wanted to let the students experience the beast world's environment and atmosphere under safe circumstances.

The students were all favored children of the heavens. Even if some of them would sacrifice themselves in the future, they definitely shouldn't die casually here!

The mountain forest spanned a rather wide area, ranging over a hundred kilometers from north to south, and close to two hundred kilometers from east to west. Its total surface area was approximately twenty thousand square kilometers.

Back on Earth where Zhang Che came from, it was about the size of a relatively large prefecture-level city.

In an area as wide as this, there would be some hidden dangers, even if there were few exotic beasts, and how weak their individual strengths were.

After all, in the beast worlds, many exotic beasts were nomadic. They wouldn't stay in a certain place for a long time, and could change their area of activity at any time.

With that, who could guarantee there would be no relatively strong exotic beast suddenly deciding to come to this area and tour around?

As such, Zhang Che planned on going there in advance to scout things out. He'd eliminate any troublesome exotic beasts beforehand. On the one hand, he'd gain some beast cards for himself, and on the other hand, he'd be doing a favor for the Bei Du University freshmen.

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At the place where the spatial gateway was located, many beastmasters were coming and going. It was inevitable, as it was near the Bei Du metropolitan area, after all. Even if it was located at some remote corner, many beastmasters would come train themselves or look for materials.

A big bus suddenly stopped outside the military camp. Dozens of people got off the bus in a grandiose manner. Their auras were mixed; some strong and some weak. They looked like a grassroot beastmaster group coming to this beast world to train themselves. It didn't seem suspicious at all.

The group of beastmasters consisted of men and women, young and old. While going towards the spatial gateway, they even gathered into small groups to chat among themselves. It seemed as normal as could be.

No one noticed that after the dozens of people entered the beast world, they quickly split up into small groups of three to five, leaving in all directions. After they left the safety zone, they started changing directions and followed different paths, heading to the southeast of the beast world.

One group consisted of three people. They were all middle-aged men in their thirties or forties, sharp lights in their eyes. They were all high-tier beastmasters. The man with an especially wide forehead was their leader, and the other two stood at his sides, walking half a step behind him toward the southeast unhurriedly.

Gradually there were fewer beastmasters around them. Suddenly, a brightly-colored and fierce tiger-like exotic beast jumped out from the woods at the side silently, pouncing at the three.

The three acted as if they didn't notice it and continued walking forward. An unusual light flashed across the tiger-like exotic beast's eyes, saliva nearly flowing out of the corners of its mouth. Obviously, its target was very weak this time, and didn't notice its sneak attack at all.

It'd have a sumptuous lunch very soon!

However, just as the thought rose in the exotic beast's heart, in the next moment, the man walking on the left with narrow eyes suddenly waved his hand casually towards the back of his palm. A cold light flashed.

The brightly colored tiger didn't even manage to cry out in time before its whole body was split in two from the middle, falling into the bushes at the side of the road.

It was only at this moment that bright fresh blood suddenly sprayed out to the left and right along with its organs, splattering all over the ground.

Until its last moment, the exotic beast's eyes, which were separated by the cut, showed a hint of its confusion. It couldn't understand even in death why the seemingly easy prey became so terrifyingly strong. It didn't know what happened as the man waved his hand.

The three middle-aged men didn't care about the sneak attack of that weak little exotic beast. They didn't even summon out their subdued beasts and got rid of that low-tier exotic beast easily, then continued on their way.

When there were no more traces of other beastmasters in their surroundings, the man with the wide forehead whispered, "The President views this mission very importantly. We have to be very cautious and not leak any intelligence. Otherwise, everyone will be punished if this operation fails, you know."

"Yes, Branch Head. We have repeatedly emphasized this point to the others before we left. Nothing will go wrong. We're only thirty-some men strong in total, and with everyone scattered, no one will suspect anything even if we stayed in that area," the two subordinates answered respectfully. Recalling how the president punished some members who committed mistakes, the two felt chills on their backs. It truly wasn't punishment people could withstand. Just by looking from the side one would feel their hair standing on end, and shiver uncontrollably.

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Zhang Che and the Freemasons weren't the only ones who entered the beast world and came to scout the situation in advance. In fact, Bei Du University had also sent a few powerful beastmasters to the area first, wanting to confirm there weren't any dangerous exotic beasts here.

If there were any dangerous exotic beasts spotted, they were responsible for either killing them or driving them away. In any case, the students' activities couldn't be affected.

Since the participants for this trip were all freshmen, it was normal for some little accidents to happen, and they would be very difficult to avoid. If there were too many casualties, however, the school wouldn't be able to bear such heavy responsibilities.

These separate groups of people, each having their own thoughts, entered the same mountainous forest area and began scouting the situation in this wide area.

Dozens of, if not a hundred, people thrown in an area close to twenty thousand square kilometers wide really wouldn't be able to cause any splash. Nothing would happen even if they encountered one another.

After all, it was impossible for Bei Du University to reserve the area. It was only normal that some beastmasters were active in the area. Also, logically speaking, ordinary beastmasters wouldn't dare come find trouble with a huge entity like Bei Du University, unless they really didn't want to live any longer.

No one expected that the Freemasons had already infiltrated the area silently, and were carrying out an unimaginable plan.

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Naturally Zhang Che didn't notice this, either. He was flying on the Darkfiend Abyssal Dragon in the skies above the area, letting the Purple Jade Condor scout the area beside him.

It would be impossible for Zhang Che to survey such a huge area in a day or two by himself. He could only rely on the Purple Jade Condor's amazing scouting ability to check the area as best as it could. If they discovered anything dangerous, then he'd get rid of it. If there wasn't anything, then it couldn't be any better.

In any case, after the staff and freshmen from Bei Du University arrived, Zhang Che would still have the Purple Jade Condor scout in the skies the whole time, while he and the elemental queen would try to stick close to Huang Tielan's group.

With such arrangements, there would not be any danger. Moreover, there was also the high-tier beastmasters from the Huang family's elite forces sent by Huang Juyun. With them around, there was another layer of security; they could rest assured that Huang Tielan's safety was guaranteed.

Even if she was really unlucky enough to come across any powerful exotic beast, Zhang Che and the Huang family's elite forces would have enough time to react and come save her.

However, be it Zhang Che, the Huang family, or Bei Du University, no one realized that an uncontrollable force had snuck in there...